Applications are closed | Tandem Fryslân – Call for applications

In 2018, Leeuwarden – capital of the Dutch province Fryslân – will be the European Capital of Culture. The theme for the Leeuwarden-Fryslân 2018 (LF2018) programme is “iepen mienskip – open community”, an approach also embraced by Tandem. This is why we are joining forces with LF2018 to start a new programme: Tandem Fryslân, which will bring ideas and experiences from Frisian communities and wider Europe together.

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Application Timeline

The deadline for applications has been extended to Monday 02 October 2017 (23:59 CET).

Successful candidates will be informed by mid-October 2017.

The Partner Forum will take place on 20-24 November 2017 in Leeuwarden, The Netherlands.

If you work in the field of arts and culture and want to tackle community challenges in your region; if you want to engage internationally to grow your work, in collaboration with peers who face similar issues in their home regions, we encourage you to apply for Tandem Fryslân.

What is Tandem?

Tandem is a cultural collaboration programme that strengthens communities and civil society in Europe. Tandem believes that the burning cultural and social questions of our times can be addressed much more creatively and effectively through inspiring learning experiences that are provided when collaborating with new organisations and across other realities and localities. Our vision is to see strong networks of creative communities and cultural change-makers emerge from this programme and to support the impact they make on their communities and regions.

How does it work?

Following this call for applications, up to 24 applicants (12 from Fryslân and 12 from other European regions) will be invited to the Tandem Fryslân Partner Forum. Participants will find many networking opportunities and – most importantly – their potential Tandem Partner.

Once the partnerships are formed, each “tandem” will then apply for the full programme with a specific collaboration plan and idea. Seven tandems will be selected.

In addition to becoming part of a broad international network that we call the “Tandem family”, each participant and their tandem will benefit from a placement opportunity in the region where their partner is based. They will also benefit from financial and mentoring support to prototype their idea and establish a mutually beneficial partnership.

Is Tandem Fryslân for me?

You do not necessarily have to work for an established arts organisation. You could also be working in a collective, NGO, public institution, start-up, association or initiative. The main criteria is that you are part of a team and have roots in your community. Nonetheless, you should be strongly interested in designing new formats of cultural-social work that engages regional communities in re-shaping their current and future realities. You should be motivated to explore unconventional ways of working together with a partner from another region who you don’t know yet. You should be committed to identifying and pursuing new ideas for cultural work that address burning societal issues, both in your regional community and across Europe.

ELIGIBILITY TO APPLY:

Civil society organisations, public institutions, non-profit initiatives and social enterprises that are engaged with cultural questions and innovation in their region and are based in one of the 28 EU member states or in Albania, Andorra, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Egypt, Iceland, Israel, Jordan, Kosovo, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Macedonia (FYROM), Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Norway, Palestine, San Marino, Serbia, Switzerland, Tunisia, Turkey or Ukraine.

NOTE TO PARTICIPANTS BASED IN THE NETHERLANDS:

You can apply to Tandem Fryslân only if you work in Fryslân and/or with a Frisian community.

Participants based in other Dutch regions are not eligible, unless they are working or plan to work on a cultural/social project including a Frisian community in 2018.

If you like what you have read so far and you are interested in applying, you can download the full announcement with all the details you need to apply, below:

Tandem Fryslân - Call for Applications (PDF)

Tandem Fryslân is co-developed by Leeuwarden-Fryslân 2018, European Cultural Foundation and MitOst, supported by Fonds voor Cultuurparticipatie and Rijeka European Capital of Culture 2020, implemented together with Keunstwurk.